Metroji clue #116

London in five emoji

United Kingdom

Two thousand years old and still arranged like the villages it swallowed. Every clue here is a thing tourists queue for, which makes this one of the easier days.

What each emoji refers to

The London Eye was given a five year planning permission in 2000.
Big Ben is the bell. The tower is the Elizabeth Tower.
The Tower of London has been a fortress, a prison and a mint.
Tea, although London's coffee houses came first and ran the early stock market.
The West End and the rebuilt Globe are a twenty minute walk apart.

London at a glance

Country
United Kingdom
Coordinates
51.51Β° N, 0.13Β° W
First played
Also accepted
England

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from London.

City Distance Direction
CardiffUnited Kingdom 210 km
BrugesBelgium 240 km
ManchesterUnited Kingdom 260 km
LiverpoolUnited Kingdom 290 km
AntwerpBelgium 320 km
RotterdamNetherlands 320 km

Today's city is a different one

Metroji picks a new city every day at midnight, wherever you are. Everyone gets the same one, so scores are comparable.

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